What is the Behemoth in Job 40:15-24? I heard that some people think it is a dinosaur because of how its tail is compared to a cedar. I heard that it is also some kind of chaos monster that only God can control. I am not sure what it is.
Why does Jeremiah 33, Ezekiel 34, 37, Hosea 3, Isaiah 55, Psalm 89 all seem to say David is Messiah, the true shepherd and coming one, and even the pierced one of Psalm 18, Zechariah? Was David paying for his sins as Jesus, and now returns?
I have a question regarding the creation of Adam and Eve. Were they the only humans created by God or were they simply the first of many of mankind to be created during the recorded time of man's arrival into existence? And could this explain the many cultural/religious variations in our society today?
I am confused about the person of Wisdom in Proverbs 8. Is this a reference to God? Someone else?
What is the difference between a fault (James 5:16) and a sin ( John 1:9a)?
Why is the Gospel of John so different from the other gospels? Is there a different motivation or historical circumstances?
As a hospital chaplain I'm often asked by Christians and others......what do you believe happens when we die. My answer is something along the lines of.....well, I believe that there is 'life after death' and then there is 'life after life after death'. The second part is what I believe Jesus meant by 'resurrection'...new life in a new heaven and a new earth. What I think is more difficult to explain is the
Was there any other form of Christianity besides Catholicism between Christ and 1500?
Why do Catholics have 2 books in their Bible that Protestants do not have?
I don't care for Matthew 28: 19-20. It's Christian triumphalism. It's imposing Christian religion on the world. It's more of that on way dogma stuff that's part of a theology of hostility. What are we to make of these verses that seem to be saying everybody in the world is to become Christian? Perhaps these words are a later addition to the original Matthew? Please talk to me about the whole missionary enterprise. Are we out to convert the world to Christianity?
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